Explore the Family Name Iracheta

The meaning of Iracheta

Basque: Castilianized form of Iratxeta, a habitational name from a place called Iratxeta, in Navarre, composed of Basque iratze ‘fern’ + the collective suffix -eta ‘place or group of’. Compare Hiracheta.

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How common is the last name Iracheta in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Iracheta has seen a significant increase in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Iracheta ranked as the 29,516th most popular surname, while by 2010, it rose to the 21,625th position, indicating a positive change of approximately 26.73%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname increased from 754 in 2000 to 1206 in 2010, representing a substantial growth of nearly 59.95%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100k people also surged from 0.28 to 0.41 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,516	#21,625	26.73%
Count	754	1,206	59.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.41	46.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Iracheta

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the vast majority of individuals with the surname Iracheta identified as Hispanic in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a slight decrease in this percentage over the decade, with 98.67% identifying as Hispanic in 2000 and 97.68% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying as White showed an increase, rising from 1.06% in 2000 to 1.74% in 2010, marking a change of 64.15%. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	98.67%	97.68%	-1%
White	1.06%	1.74%	64.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%